Leslie Kaplan (born 1943) is an American-born French writer.
She was born in
New York City
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and grew up in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. She studied philosophy, history and psychology and then worked for two years in a factory. Kaplan took part in the
events of May 1968
Beginning in May 1968, a period of civil unrest occurred throughout France, lasting some seven weeks and punctuated by demonstrations, general strikes, as well as the occupation of universities and factories. At the height of events, which ha ...
. She published her first book in 1982 ''L'Excès-l'usine'', which received favourable comments from authors
Marguerite Duras
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and
Maurice Blanchot
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.
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Awards
In 2017, she received a prize from the Société des gens de lettres
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recognizing her work.
Works[ ]
* ''L'Excès - l'usine'' (1982)
* ''Le Livre des ciels'' (1983)
* ''Le Criminel'' (1985)
* ''Le Pont de Brooklyn'' (1987)
* ''L'Epreuve du passeur'' (1988)
* ''Le Silence du diable'' (1989)
* ''Les Mines de sel'' (1993)
* ''Depuis maintenant, Miss Nobody Knows'' (1996)
* ''Les Prostituées philosophes'' (1997)
* ''Le Psychanalyste'' (1999)
* ''Les Amants de Marie'' (2002)
* ''Les Outils'' (2003)
* ''Fever'' (2005)
* ''Toute ma vie j'ai été une femme'' (2008)
* ''Mon Amérique commence en Pologne'' (2009)
* ''Louise, elle est folle'' (2011)
* ''Millefeuille'' (2012) received the Prix Wepler
The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler (Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes, ...
References
1943 births
Living people
20th-century French writers
20th-century French women writers
21st-century French writers
21st-century French women writers
Writers from New York City
American emigrants to France
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